The Road to Webequie is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tess Girard and Ryan Noth and released in 2016.[1] The film profiles the Webequie First Nation, a remote Nishnawbe Aski community in Northern Ontario, and the potential impacts both positive and negative of the Ontario provincial government's plan to build the community's first all-weather road access as part of the Northern Ontario Ring of Fire mining development.[2]
| The Road to Webequie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tess Girard Ryan Noth |
| Written by | Tess Girard Ryan Noth Kersh Theva |
| Produced by | Tess Girard Ryan Noth Kersh Theva |
| Cinematography | Tess Girard John Price |
| Edited by | Ryan Noth Andres Landau |
| Music by | Paul Aucoin |
Production company | Fifth Town Films |
| Distributed by | BravoFACT |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[4]
References
edit- ^ "TIFF Short Docs: ‘Hand. Line. Cod’, ‘The Road to Webequie’". Point of View, October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Ontario pledges 'support' for year-round road access to 3 remote First Nations". CBC Thunder Bay, August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto film festival unveils Canadian selections". Screendaily, August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Watch the Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Best Short Documentary". Point of View, January 19, 2017.
External links
edit- The Road to Webequie at IMDb
- Video on YouTube, posted by BravoFACT
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